Machine for making tissues or flies and attaching them to boxes.



PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

ADDISON KINGSBURY, OF SOUTH COVENTRY, CONNECTICUT.

MACHINE MAKING TISSUES 0R FLIES AND ATTACHING THEM TO BOXES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. '4, 1908.

Application filed April 29, 19 05. v Serial No. 258,018.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADDIsoN KINGIsBURY, a citizen of the United States,residing at South Coventry, in the county ,of Tolland, State ofConnecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inMachines for Making Tissues or Flies and Attaching Them to Boxes, &c.,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings. The invention consists in a novel machinefor automatically making tissues or flies and attaching them to paperandother boxes, or other articles. i

In the drawings ,Figure 1 is a view in end elevation of a machineembodying the invention. Fig. 2- is a side elevation of the saidmachine. Fig. 3, Sheet 3, is a sectional view showing the main workingparts of the machine. Fig. 4,'Sheet.3, isa detail view partly inside'elevation and partly in section, showing portion of theweb-feedingdevices, and more particularly illustrating the means of adjusting theextent of feed. Fig. 5, Sheet 3, is a detail view partly in-plan andpartly in horizontal section, on the plane indicated by the dotted line5, 5, in Fig. 4, illustrating the means of adjustment for thefeedmechanism. Fig. 6, Sheet 4, is a partly sectional detail of theratchet-clutch driving devices for the lower feed roll. Fig. 7, Sheet 4,is aview showing the said devices. in side elevation. Fig. 8, Sheet 5,is aview showing chiefly the pasting devices in side elevation, lookingat the side opposite'that which is represented in Fig. 2. Fig. 9,

Sheet 6, is a View of the devices which are,

shown in Fig. 8, looking at the same from the right-hand side in thelatter figure. Fig. 10, Sheet 4, is a partly sectional detail viewshowing portion of the presseractuating mechanism. Fig. 11, Sheet 5, isa sectional view of the upper part of the machine, showing chiefly themovable blade or knife of the gutter, and the actuating connectionsthereor. j

In my invention the tissues or flies are produced from a continuous webof suitable material, usually paper, through the agency of automaticmechanism comprising a paster by which a'transverseline of adhesive isapplied to the leading portion of theweb, feeding devices by which theweb thenisad vanced so as to present thelpasted portion of the same inposition tobeattached to a box the side-frame.

or other article, apresser by which the said pasted portion then ispressed against the box or other article, and a cutter or shear by whichtheweb is cut transversely to sever the tissue or fly from the same.

The continuous web a, Fig. 3, from which the tissues,'flies, or thelike, are made, is sup,- plied from a wound roll of the same, as 1,Figs. '1 and 2, the said roll being mounted between heads 2, 2, upon aspindle 3, Fig. 1, which is journaled in supports 4, 4, rising from theupper'portion of the main framework 5 of the machine. From thesupplyroll 1 the web is drawn forward by the action of the feed-rolls.The unwinding of the web from the supply-roll is controlled by means ofa drag-band 6 which makes contactwith' the periphery of the wound web,and one end of which is attached to a fixed overhead cross-bar 7 carriedby the supports 4, 4, while the other end thereof has attached thereto aweight 8 operating to cause thedrag-band to bear against the saidperiphery. By means of the said'drag-band too free unwinding of the web,and overrunning in consequence of the intermittent action of the feedingmechanism, are obviated.

' 9, 9, Figs. 2 and 3, are a pair of feed-rolls,

between which the web from the supply-roll passes. The said feed-rollsare rotated intermittingly, at each operation thereof turningsufficiently to advance the web a distance correspondingwiththe'required length of a tissue or fly, or the like, and then remainingat rest during the operation of the paster, presser, and cutter orshear. For the purpose of causing the feed-rolls 9, 9,to be rotated toeffect the feed of the web a ratchetwheel 10, Figs. 6 and 7, Sheet 4, isfixed on one journal of the lower feed-roll. A paw] 1 1 is pivotally,mounted upon a rotatable pawlcarrier 12 which is mounted upon the saidjournal with capacity to turn loosely thereon. The said, pawl is held inengagement with the teeth of said ratchet-wheel by means of a spring'13. For the actuation of the pawlcarrier 12, a pinion 14 is connectedtherewith,the teeth of the said pinion being en gaged by those of a rack15, Figs. 2, 6 and 7, the said rack sliding on one side-frame of themachine and'being oined by a link 16, Fig. 2, to a vibrating arm 17,Figs. 1 and 2, which at itslower extremity is pivoted by a pin 18 to Thearm 17 has mounted thereon a connection-block-19, Figs. 4 and 5,

Sheet 3, which is joined by a link 20, Fig. 1, to a crank-pin 21 on adisk 22 fast on one end of the main shaft '23 of the machine. When thesaid main shaft is rotated, movement is transmitted through theconnections which have been described to the rack 15, and thereby thelatter is reciprocated and. thus caused to oscillate the pawl-carrier toeffect the intermittent rotation of the feedrolls through the agency ofthe pawl and. ratchet devices.

For the purpose of enabling the extent of the feed-movement to bevaried, so as to vary the length of paper that is advanced at eachfeed-movement, to thus give the length of fly that is desired, theconnection-block 19 is made capable of shift or adjustment upon the arm17 toward and from the center of movement thereof. To facilitate themaking of the adjustment, the arm 17 is provided with a longitudinalrack 24, and the connectionblock 19 is furnished with a pinion 25, Figs.4 and 5, Sheet 3, engaging with the rack and having a thumb-spindle 26,Fig. 5, for convenience in turning the said pinion. By rotating thespindle and pinion the connectionblock 19 may be moved along the arm 17.For the purpose of enabling the connectionblock to be held in theposition to which it is adjusted, it is provided with a face-plate orcap-plate 27 and clamping-screw 28. The body of the connection-block isplaced at one side of the arm 17, as in Figs. 4 and 5, and theface-plate at the other side thereof, and by means of the clamping-screw28 the said body and face-plate may be drawn toward each other so as tocause them to press firmly against opposite sides of the arm and therebyclamp the connection-block securely in the desired place upon the arm.the connectionblock to be adjusted, the clamping-screw is turned so asto release the hold of the clamp upon the arm. After the adjustment hasbeen effected, the said screw is tightened again. The body of theconnection-block is formed or provided with guide-pieces 191, 192,extending transversely therefrom at front and rear, respectively, of thearm 17, for engagement with the front edge of the said arm, and with theteeth of the rack at the rear edge thereof, respectively. Theguide-piece 192 is formed with a recess, as shown in Fig. 4, Sheet 3,which receives the adjusting pinion 25. For convenience in turning thelower feed-roll by hand for the purpose of threading the web throughwhenever desired, or for advancing the web if necessary at any time, thelower feed-roll is provided with a hand-wheel 29, Figs. 1 and 2.

From the feed-rolls the web passes forward upon a supporting guide-plateor table 30, Fig. 3, Sheet 3, above which is an upper guide-plate 31, bywhich the web is held from rising from the said supporting guide-plateor table. The supporting guide-plate or ta- To permit ble sustains theportion of the web which extends from the feed-rolls to the pastor andcutter or shear.

The pastel, as shown bestin Fig. 3, Sheet 3, comprises, essrmtially, apaste-trough 32, a paste-roll 33, a paste-applying strip 34-, and apress-bar The paste-roll 33 is partly received. within the paste-trough32, so that a portion thereof will be in'nnersed in the adhesive whichis contained. in the said paste-trough. A spreader-roll 36 works againstthe periphery of the paste-roll 33, the two rolls being geared. togetherby spur-gears 37, 38, Fig. 2, in order that when the paste-roll isrotated. the spreaderroll may be caused. to turn in unison therewith. Bydriving the spreader-roll positively from the paste-roll thespreader-roll is prevented from sticking and acting to scrape theadhesive from the surface of the paste-roll, so as to render the coatingof adhesive upon the paste-roll deficient in. thickness, or lacking inuniformity, as might happen occasionally if the spreaderroll should bedriven by the frictional contact of its surface with. that of thepasteroll. The paste-roll is caused to rotate by driving mechanism shownin Figs. 1 and 2, and Fig. 8 of Sheet 5. The said driving mechanismembraces a spur-pinion 39 which is fast on one journal of the paste-roll33, and a toothed driver 40 which is mounted to turn upon a fixedsupporting stud 4'1 and is rotated through connections with thedriving-shaft 23, the said connections comprising a sprocket-wheel 42,fast with the said driver, a sprocket-chain. 4-3, and a sprocket-wheel44 on the said driving-shaft. The paste-roll, and incidentally thesprezulerroll, are rotated. intermitl'ingly, in order that thepaste-roll may stand at rest at the time at which the paste-applyingstrip 34 makes contact with the same for the purpose of receivingadhesive material therefrom. To secure the intermittent rotation of thepasteroll, the continuously rotating driver 40 is furnished with asegmental series of teeth extending only part way around the peripherythereof, as shown clearly in. Fig. 8, the remainder of the saidperiphery being eonstituted of the convex stop-segment 4-01, and. pinion39 is formed with a segmental series of teeth corresponding in numberwith those of driver 40 and adapted to be engaged thereby for thepurpose of turning the paste-roll, and with a concave stop-segment forcooperation with the convex stop-segment -10] of the driver, to hold thepaste-roll at rest after the said segmental series of teeth of thedriver has run out of mesh with the teeth of the paste-roll and untilthe said series again enters into mesh with the teeth of the pasteroll.

The paste-applying strip 34 is held by a 1 carrier 45, Fig. 3, Sheet 3,and Fig. 8, Sheet 5,

the said carrier comprising, essentially, a body-bar 46 and oppositeside-bars 47, 48, receiving the saidstrip 34 between them at one edge ofthe body-bar. The acting edge of the strip 34 projects somewhat be? yondthe edges of the side-bars, to enable it to make contact with thesurface of the paste-roll and also with that of the material of whichthe tissue or fly is formed. The side-bar 47, which may be termed thefrontpiece of the carrier, is removably attached to the body-bar, as bymeans ofthumbscrews 49, 49,,in order to enable it to be detached, whendesired, to permit inspection or change of the paste-applying strip; Thesaid strip is composed of rubber, or

other material suitable for the. purposes of the strip, and correspondsin length with the width of the web a. Thewidth of the web willcorrespond with the size ofthe boxes which are to be provided withtissues or flies.-

To suit a different size ofboxes, the strip 34 will be replaced byanother of a length corresponding with the width of web that is used forsuch size. The strip 34 is provided with means of adjustment by which tovary the extent of the projection of its working edge beyond the edgesof the side-bars 47, 48, and to enable the said working edge to be set.as may be necessary at difierent points in the direction of its lengthto cause it to make'pers feet contact with the pasteroll 33. The saidmeans of adjustment consists of a series of adjusting-screws 50, 50,Fig. 3, Sheet 3, and Fig. 9, Sheet 6, which have the threaded stemsthereof fitted to threaded holes which are tapped through the body-bar46, the inner ends of the said adj usting-screws making contact with astrip or pieces51, Fig.3, of woodor other material suitable to withstandthe pressure and wear, interposed between the said inner ends and thepaste-applying strip 34.

The carrier of the paste-applying strip is mounted movably so as toenable it to be op erated to swing the said strip u ward into theposition-which is shown in ull lines .in Fig. 3,, in readiness to makecontact with the adhesive-covered surface of the paste-roll to receiveacharge of adhesive from .thesaid surface, and downward from the saidfull-lin'e position into the dotted-line position of the same figure,for presentation to the web a for the purpose of transferring theadhesive to the surface of thesaid web. To provide for these movementsof thecarrier, thellatter is furnished with journals'52, 52, Figs; 8 and9, whichare fitted to bearings in blocks 53, 53,

. that are mounted upon the table 54 support ing the paste-trough 32 andconstitutingportion of the' frame-work of the machine. The

carrier is moved from one of, the foregoing positions into the otherthereof, and vice versa, by rocking it upon the said journals, andthisis efiected through the cooperation of a segmental plate- 55 which isattached to one of the journals and formed with a radial slot 56 andlockingconcavities 57, 57, located on opposite sides of the said slot,and the rocker 58 having the pin or roll 59 to work in the said slot andthe locking convexities 60,

60, at opposite sides of said in or roll to en-.

ter, respec'tively,the said 100 ing concavities 57 57,111 the respectiveworking positionsof the parts. The rocker 58 is mounted upon a pivotalsupport 61 on a fixed wing 62 which forms portion of or is connectedwith the adj acent bearing block 53.

1 For the purpose of causing the carrier to be turned from one positionthereof to the other,

I the rocker is oscillated by means of actuating devices comprising a.link 63 connecting the T same with a crank-pin 64 that is carried by adisk 65 fast 11 on an intermediate or secondary shaft 66, t e said shaftbeing driven from the main shaft 23 by means .of a. sprockets wheel 67,Figs. land 2, fast upon the same, a sprocket-chain 68, and a likesprocket-wheel fast upon the shaft 23.

In the working of the machine, the pasteapplying strip 34 swings upwardfrom its dotted-line position in Fig. 3 intoits full-line position inFigs. 3 and 8, clear of the-periphery of the paste roll. The said stripis then pressed against the saidperiphery to receive a'charge ofadhesive and then is withdrawn from the paste-roll preliminary to beingswung down from the full-line position to the dotted-line position. Themovement ofthe strip toward and away from the paste-roll is effected bymounting the blocks 53, 53, upon the table 54 with freedom to slidethereon in 'suchdirections. Normally, the said blocks are held inforward positions at the greatest distance from the paste-roll by meansof expanding spiral sprlngs 69, Fig. 8, occupying sockets in the blocksand in fixed uprights rising fromthe table 54.= Themovement of the strip34 toward the paste-roll is produced by moving the blocks 53, 53, insuch direc tion against the resistance of springs 69, com-.

pressing the latter.. This movement is rovided for by means ofupwardly-exten ing -arms -71 71 that are fast upon a transversely.-extending rockshaft 72, Figs. 8 and 9, which is journaied indownwardlyextending projections from table 54, the said arms engagains '73, 73, orother projections fromthe b tending arm 74 carrying ,a roll 7 5 whichmakes contact with acam 76 upon the seclooks 53, 53, and the said rock.-shaftbeing provided with a downwardly ex-' .as a hold-back, causing'theweb to draw back When the paste-applying strip 34 is pro-- sented in itsdotted-line position of Fig. 3- in readiness. for transferring adhesiveto the web a, the said strip occupies aposition above the normal pathofthe web, as in said figure. For the purpose of causing the leadingportion: of the web to make contact with the adhesive-coated actingsurface of the strip, the press-bar 35 is employed. The paster and thesaid press-bar are located at the supply side of the cutter or shear.The press-bar normally occupies a position below the path of the web,and may serve to support and guide the leading end of the web in advanceof the guide-plate or table 30. To permit movement of the press-bar forthe purpose of causing the web to be carried against the paste-applyingstrip, the pressbar is supported upon arms 77, Fig. 3, which. arepivotally hung, as at- 78, adjacent the lower feed roll. It is operatedfrom the sec ondary' shaft 66 by means of a. ball-headed post 79projecting upward from a yoke- 80 provided with a roll 81 workingagainst the periphery of acam 82 upon the secondary shaft. The ball-headof the said post works within a socket at the underside of the pressbar.In the rising movement of the pressbar, the latter raises the webagainst the forward portion of the upper guide-plate 31, bending the webaround the edge of the said upper guide-plate. In this. movement of thepress-bar and of the web therewith, the said forward portion of theupper guide-plate acts over the ascending press-bar so that only theextreme leading portion of the web shall be presented to thepaste-applying strip in position to receive the adhesive. For thepurpose-of pulling the web away from the acting face of thepaste-applying strip 34 as the press-bar descends, astripper-83 iscarried by the press-bar. The said stripper consists of a bar or platethat is supported above the rear portion of the press-bar so that theweb may travel freely between them.

The presser-by which the tissue or fly is attached to a box orotherarticle comprises, essentially, a fixed upper pressing-member or head:84 having a facing-strip 85 which is detachably applied thereto in orderto enable the same to be removed for being cleaned, etc., andsubsequently replaced, a movable lower pressing-member or bed 86 havingdetachably a plied to it a form 87 of a length suited to tlie box to beoperated upon, and means for moving the said lower pressingmember or-bedtoward and from the fixed upper pressing-member orhead. The form 87 isremovably secured to the lower pressingmember or bed. by means ofaspring-catch or clip 88, Figs. 1 and 3,permitting it conveniently to bedetached and replaced by another of different length to suit a change inthe size of the boxes or other articles to 1 which tissues or flies areto be attached. The said lower pressing-member or bed is guided withrelation to the upper pressingmember or head, in its movements towardand from the latter, by means of pins 89, 89, Figs. 1 and 2, which arefixed to the lower pressing-member or bed and pass upward through holesin the upper member or' head, which holes they fit. For the purpose ofoperating the lower pressing-member or head, eccentrics 90, Fig. 2 andFig. 10 of Sheet 4, are fixed upon the main shaft 23, each of the saideccentrics having applied thereto a strap 91 which is provided with aconnecting-rod 92 having the lower extremity thereof pivotally joined tothe rear arm of a lever 93 which is mounted upon asupporting rod orshaft 94 extending transversely across the framework of the machine.

The forward arms of the respective levers are operatively joined withthe lower pressing-member or bed through connections by means of whichmovement is transmitted from the said levers to the said lower pressingmember or bed. The said connections transmit a yielding force to thelatter, and are constructed as follows: I A connectingpiece or coupling95, Figs. 1 and 2, and Fig. 10, Sheet 4, is pivotally joined at 96 tothe free extremity of the forward arm of a lever 93. One end of a shortsection of connecting-rod 961. is seated in a socket in the saidconnecting-piece or coupling, and is secured therein by a pin 97, Fig.10. Upon the projecting portion of the saidsection 96 a sleeve 98 ismounted, the said sleeve being fitted to the section 96 so as to slideupon the latter, the sleeve being held from turning and the extent ofthe sliding movement being determined by a stop-pin 99 fixedin thesection 96 and projecting therefrom, the sleeve being slottedlongitudinally at 100 to receive the projecting portion of the said sto)-pin. The sleeve is screw-threaded exteriorly for a portion of itslength, and receives upon the threaded portion thereof aninteriorlythreaded adjustable collar 101, the sleeve being encircled byan expanding spiral spring 102 which is confined between the said collarand a shoulder formed upon the connecting-piece or coupling 95. Thesleeve is screw-threaded interiorly and receives thecorrespondingly-threaded lower portion of a rod 103, the upper portionof which is also screw-threaded and is entered into aninternally-threaded socket within a connectingpiece or coupling 104which is pivotally joined to a depending ear or lug of the lowerpressing-member or table 86. The threads of the upper and lower portionsof the rod 103 are respectively right and left, whereby, by turning thesaid rod the operative length of the connections intermediate the lever93 and the lower pressing-member or bed may be adjusted. Lock-nuts 105,105, are

applied to the said screw-threads to prevent accidental loss ofadjustment; 'Byadjust ment of the collar 101 the tension of the spring102 is varied-to regulate the degree of pressure that is transmittedthrough the lower compression-member or tableto the box or otherarticleand tissue or fly which are being united. The adjustment of rods103, 103, is for convenience in settingup,

ends of the upper compression-member or head 84are fitted to guides 106,106, Fig. 1, upon the side-frame, upon which they are adapted to slide.The said ends are held down to the said guides by means of plates orgibs 107, 107, which are boltedupon'the tops of the-side-pieces of themachine-framing. For the purpose of effecting the adjustmentconveniently, racks d 01 are provided upon the plates or gibsaforesaid,and

upon the upper compression-member or head is mounted a cross-shaft 108which is provided with pinions 109, 109, gearing into the said racks,the said cross-shaft having a hand-wheel 110 by means of which the shaft108 may be turned manually to shift the.

presser.

The cutter or shear comprises a fixed blade 111, Fig. 3 of'Sheet 3,andFig. 11 of Sheet 5, and a movable blade 112 which coacts with thesaid fixedblade. The movable blade 112 is attached by screws 113, 113,to a carrying lever 114, which latter is supported at one extremitythereof upon a pivot- 115 Fig. 11, which is located at one side of themachine. The said movable blade is operated by devices at the oppositeside of the machine, comprisin a cam 116 upon the secondary shaft 66, aever 117 carrying a roll which makes contact with the surface of thesaid cam, and a rod 118 extending from the cam-actuated lever 117 to theknife-carrying lever 114. For thejpurpose of holding the edge of themoving blade 112 pressed against the edge of the fixed blade 111 toinsure a clean cut, a contracting spiral sprin 119 having one extremitythereof attache to a fixed point upon the machine-framing has the otherextremity thereof engaged with the free extremity of the knife-carryinglever. A truck or roll 120 is also mounted upon the said extremity ofthe said lever, and is kept pressed by the action of the said spring 119against the vertical guide-faceofa stand 121 which is fixed upon theadjacent side-framing of the machine. The said stand is adjustable uponthe said side-framingin the direction from front to rear. The purpose ofthe spring and guide-stand is to enable the cutting edges of the knivesto be caused to make an exact and perfect contact with each other. i j

For the sup ort of the, leading portion of the web a as t e'same, afterhaving had' adhesive 'appliedthereto, is fed forward from the paster andcutter or shearto the presser, into place at the latter for attachmentto a box or other article held in position to receive the same, and ofthe severed tissue or fly a, Fig. 3, a flexible apron 122, Fig. 3, is

employed. In order that the said apron may be caused to adjust itself toaccommodate difierent distances between the presser and the paster andcutter, the said'apron has the forward end thereof'secur'ed by a fixedclamp 123- to the lowercom ression-member or bed 86, the apron exten ingfrom the lat ,ter to and over a su porting-bar 124 which is arrangedclosely a ongside the fixed knife 111. The rear end of the apron han sdown between the supporting-bar and t c said knife, and has appliedthereto a movable clam 125, from which last is hung by a wire or othersuspensory device 126 a weight 127. When the presser is adjusted towardor from the pasterand cutter, the apron slides over' the supporting-bar124, it being held taut by the weight 127 at all times.

The machine is provided with driving devices, embracing start-and-Stopmechanism under control of the operator. The said mechanism ordinarilywill be arranged to enable the operator to cause the machine to operateto apply a tissue or fly to a box and then stop the machineautomatically, although the machine may be pro erly speeded to suit theoperator and be l ept in continuous operation under the control of theoperator. 4

I claim as my invention z 1. In a fly-machine, the'combination with apresser, a cutter, and a paster acting at the supply-side of the cutter,of feeding devices acting to feed the adhesive portion of the web andthe desired unpasted length of web for a fi y past the cutting pointinto position for being attached by the presser.

2. In a fly-machine, the combination with a presser, a cutter, a pasteracting at the supply-side of the cutter, and web-feeding devices actingto feed the adhesive portion of the web and the desired unpasted lengthof web for a fiy pastthe cutting point into position for being attachedby the adhesive leading end by the presser, of means to adjust thedistance between the presser and the cutter and paster to vary thelength of fly.

3. In a fly-machine, the combination with a presser, a cutter, andweb-feeding devices, of a paste-applying device, a presser-bar by whichthe web is carried into position to receive adhesive material from thesaid pasteapplying device, and operating means for the pressbar.

4:. In a fiy-machine, the combination with a presser, a cutter, and apaste-applying device, of a press-bar, actuating means for the saidpress-bar whereby the latter is moved to cause the web to make contactwith the -paste-applying device to receive adhesive material therefrom,and web-feeding devices whereby the adhesive portion of the web isadvanced into position for being attached by the presser.

5. In a fly-machine, the combination with a presser, a cutter, and apaste-applying device, of a press-bar, means for moving the saidpresser-bar to carry the leading end of the Web into contact-with thepaste-a plying device to receive adhesive materia therefrom, a hold-backfor the web acting, as the web is moved by the presser-bar, to draw backthe said leading end into position for receiving the said adhesivematerial, and web-feeding devices whereby the adhesive portion of theweb is advanced into position for being attached by the presser.

6. In a fly-machine, the combination with a presser, and a cutter, of apaste-applying device, a paste-su plying roll, means to turn the saidpaste-app ying device to present the same alternately to the said rolland to the web of fly-material, means to produce relative movement ofthe said device and roll to 7 transfer adhesive from the latter to thefor- 35 I presser, and means to adjust the presser toward and from thesaid cutter and pasterto vary the length of fly.

8. In a fly-machine, the combination with web-feeding devices, a pasterat the feeding side of the cutter, and a cutter, of a presser, means toadjust the distance between the resser and the cutter and paster to varythe ength of fly, and a self-adjusting support sustaining and guidingthe web and fly in.- termediate the cutter and paster and the presser.

9. In a fly-machine, the combination with a presser, a cutter, and apaster acting at the supply-side of the cutter, of means to adjust thedistance between the presser and the cutter and paster to produce therequired length offly, of web-feeding devices adjustable to securecorrespondence of the length fed forward for a fly with the saiddistance.

10. In fly-machine, the combination with a presser, a cutter, and apaster acting at the supply-side of the cutter, of means to adjust thedistance between the presser and the cutter and paster to produce therequired length of fly, web-feeding rolls, an arm in operatingconnection with said rolls, means to vibrate said arm to rotate therolls intermittingly, operating devices for said arm, and means toadjust the point of operative connection of said devices with said armtoward and from the pivotal axis of the latter.

11. In a fly-machine, the combination with a presser, of a cutter,web-feeding devices acting to advance the leading end of the web by asingle feeding movement from the place at which the cutter acts into thefinal position for attachment by the presser, and means to apply pasteto the said leading end prior to such feeding movement.

12. In a fly-machine, in combination, the presser, the cutter, apaste-roll, a swinging paster, a reciprocating carrier for said paster,and operating means for said carrier and paster by which the pastermoved to re ceive paste from the paste-roll and then actuated totransfer the paste to the web at the supply side of the cutter.

13. The combination with the cutter, and the paster, of the upperpresser-howl, the lower presser-head, means for producing relativemovement of one presser-head toward and from the other, fixed guides onwhich the pressing devices are mounted, and rack and pinion devices foradjusting the pressing devices upon the said fixed guides toward andfrom the cutter.

14. The combination with the cutting and pasting devices, of the upperand lower pressmembers movable relatively toward and from each other,pins carried by one of said press-members and engaging with the otherthereof to maintain the press-members in register with each other,'lixed guides on which one of said press-members is mounted, and meansto adjust the press-members lengthwise of the lixed guides to vary thedistance between the same and the cutter.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADDISON KINGSBURY.

W'itnesses J. E. STANLEY, JAMES S. MORGAN.

